How Marijuana Use Can Affect Emotional Health

Many people who abuse marijuana are under the impression that marijuana does not affect their lives very much at all. Marijuana is not supposed to be physically addictive, so what harm could it have on you or your life? However, marijuana can be extremely harmful to your life in a number of different ways, especially when it comes to your relationships and financial obligations.

Marijuana and Your Relationships

Marijuana abuse can cause serious and even long-lasting damage to your relationships in a number of ways. Marijuana abuse can cause you to become secretive toward your close friends and family members because of the time and money spent abusing the drug. Your family and friends may in turn become detached from you because your marijuana abuse has caused emotional distress for them. If they feel like they are being abandoned in favor of a drug, they may be very hurt and emotional. Your family and friends love you and want the best for you, so when they see you willingly harming yourself and putting your drug abuse before your relationships, it will cause mixed emotions and hurt feelings for everyone involved.

Marijuana and Financial Distress

Marijuana abuse can become an expensive habit in more ways than one, which may cause even more emotional distress in your life. Abusing marijuana may cause you to lose your job or leave you unable to find a new one because you are incapable of passing a drug test. It can also cause financial distress when you’re spending all the money you have in order to keep up with your habit. Financial stress on top of relationship problems with your closest loved ones can cause great emotional damage in your life when abusing marijuana.

More Information on Marijuana Abuse and Its Effects

If you or someone you love is struggling with a marijuana abuse problem, the time to seek professional guidance and deal with the situation is right now. Our toll-free helpline is available to you 24 hours a day with recovery counselors waiting to help you in any way that they can. Our counselors can answer your questions about marijuana abuse, addiction and treatment. Our counselors can help you find the right professional treatment to suit your specific needs, and they can even help you find out if your insurance will be able to help you pay for treatment. Call now to jumpstart your road to recovery from marijuana abuse today.

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